About Our Visiting Artist
Taraka Goodman- Robinson was born on the Island of
Oahu, and grew up on the the beaches of
Waikiki.
From Kindergarten to 12th grade it was her only dream
to become a successful artist, so she pursued her
higher education at the California College of the Arts
in San Francisco. You may view her senior
thesis project on Entertainment Arts in the Bay Area
at:
www.tarakarocks.com.Her most recent work
focuses on memories of growing up in the islands.  Title: Cutting Coconuts
Dimensions: 24 x 48
Media: Oil on canvas
Price: $1200.
Description: A sitting woman cutting coconuts. The
background is handled with reference to stylized
Japanese landscape painting. The symbolic mountain
represents the Big Island's Mauna Kea. The fire behind
the woman is painted in subdued colors, and
represents the spirit of the woman.
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Hawaiian Oil Paintings
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